Community Favorite: Howell Day 2022 Is Almost Here

HOWELL, NJ — Howell Day is Saturday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and, after lots of preparation, the day is finally here.

The festival will take place at Soldier Memorial Park, Lakewood-Farmingdale Road.

Apart from vendor wares, there is lots to expect at the festival, including:

• Free inflatable and mechanical rides
• Live entertainment by the Howell High School Marching Band
• More live entertainment from MVP Band, Just Killin' Time, Black Ties
• Touch-A-Truck and other demonstrations
• Capture The Day at the Howell Alliance’s Free Family Photo Booth
• Beer and Wine tent
• Fireworks at dusk

The township website highlighted some of the music at the event. The MVP band plays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Just Killin' Time from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Black Ties from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

"Howell’s very own rock and roll band is playing a wide array of music, spanning from yesterday’s favorites to the hits of tomorrow. Classics, covers, originals – the Black Ties do it all," the township site posted.

Just Killin' Time band "serves up timeless music from the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties. If you're looking for the ultimate in classic rock-n-roll seasoned with a little Motown, Country and Pop, the Just Killin' Time band is up to the task," the township said.

And parking and transportation is something visitors should consider:

• Shuttle buses are available at Howell Middle School South And Howell Middle School North.
• Limited parking is available around Soldier Memorial Park.
• Uber/Lyft pick up/drop off is at the front parking lot of Soldier Memorial Park.

And that's not all.

The Howell Day festivities will also be a chance for residents to get to know all the environmental groups in town - and to get advice from the experts.

The Environmental Commission, Shade Tree Commission and Green Team will all have booths at the fair at Soldier Memorial Park and have lots planned for visitors, according to Lisa Doud, chairperson of the Shade Tree Commission:

• The Environmental Commission will have a booth with information on native plants and how to create a wildlife habitat in your backyard, Doud said.

"Anyone can create a welcoming haven for local wildlife. Turning your yard, balcony container garden, schoolyard, work landscape or roadside greenspace into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® is fun, easy, and can make a lasting difference for wildlife and pollinators," she said.
The Environmental Commission, Shade Tree Commission and Green Team are currently working together to create a Community Wildlife Habitat in Howell which community members can volunteer to help with by emailing friendsofhowellstc@gmail.com.

• The Shade Tree Commission will have information on the invasive Spotted Lantern Fly and how to help the community work toward eliminating it. There will also be information on fall tree planting and the benefits of trees in our community.

• The Green Team will be providing education on plastic reduction and how to reduce/eliminate the use of plastic in your everyday life along with information on how long plastics last once they go to the landfill.